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category-mississippi-culture tag-culture tag-featured entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2025/02/18/book-explores-the-african-americans-who-made-elvis-the-king/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img data-perfmatters-preload width="1200" height="900" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06134535/image0-1200x900.jpeg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="" data-hero-candidate="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06134535/image0-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06134535/image0-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06134535/image0-600x450.jpeg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06134535/image0-400x300.jpeg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06134535/image0-200x150.jpeg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1132030" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/image0-4/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06134535/image0.jpeg" data-orig-size="1325,2000" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1714994442","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="image0" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Book cover of Preston’s Lauterback’s book “Elvis Before: The African American Musicians Who Made the King.”</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06134535/image0.jpeg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06134535/image0.jpeg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/mississippi-culture/" rel="category tag">Culture</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2025/02/18/book-explores-the-african-americans-who-made-elvis-the-king/" rel="bookmark">Book explores the African Americans who made Elvis ‘the King’</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/18094500/Scott-Barretta-e1739893568980-200x200.jpg" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/18094500/Scott-Barretta-e1739893568980-200x200.jpg 200w, 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data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Scott-Barretta" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/18094500/Scott-Barretta-e1739893568980.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/18094500/Scott-Barretta-e1739893568980.jpg" /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/scott-barretta/">Scott Barretta</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2025/02/18/book-explores-the-african-americans-who-made-elvis-the-king/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-18T10:18:41-06:00">February 18, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-18T11:48:11-06:00">February 18, 2025</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>New Preston Lauterbach’s Elvis book explores the African-American influences on the King of rock’n’roll.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1130999" class="post-1130999 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mississippi-culture entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2025/01/23/mississippi-born-dancer-comes-home-with-ballet-company-to-share-her-passion/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/22102241/CHA-Ballet-Tarantella-Dancers-Mary-Kate-Shearer-and-Pierceton-Mazell-Photo-Credit-Wizardly-Studio-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/22102241/CHA-Ballet-Tarantella-Dancers-Mary-Kate-Shearer-and-Pierceton-Mazell-Photo-Credit-Wizardly-Studio-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/22102241/CHA-Ballet-Tarantella-Dancers-Mary-Kate-Shearer-and-Pierceton-Mazell-Photo-Credit-Wizardly-Studio-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/22102241/CHA-Ballet-Tarantella-Dancers-Mary-Kate-Shearer-and-Pierceton-Mazell-Photo-Credit-Wizardly-Studio-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/22102241/CHA-Ballet-Tarantella-Dancers-Mary-Kate-Shearer-and-Pierceton-Mazell-Photo-Credit-Wizardly-Studio-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/22102241/CHA-Ballet-Tarantella-Dancers-Mary-Kate-Shearer-and-Pierceton-Mazell-Photo-Credit-Wizardly-Studio-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), 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data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/22102241/CHA-Ballet-Tarantella-Dancers-Mary-Kate-Shearer-and-Pierceton-Mazell-Photo-Credit-Wizardly-Studio.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/22102241/CHA-Ballet-Tarantella-Dancers-Mary-Kate-Shearer-and-Pierceton-Mazell-Photo-Credit-Wizardly-Studio.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/mississippi-culture/" rel="category tag">Culture</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2025/01/23/mississippi-born-dancer-comes-home-with-ballet-company-to-share-her-passion/" rel="bookmark">Mississippi-born dancer comes home with ballet company to share her passion</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=80&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=160&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo avatar-default' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/sherry-lucas/">Sherry Lucas</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2025/01/23/mississippi-born-dancer-comes-home-with-ballet-company-to-share-her-passion/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-01-23T10:49:35-06:00">January 23, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-01-23T11:22:39-06:00">January 23, 2025</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1127528" class="post-1127528 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mississippi-culture tag-featured tag-photography entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" 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* (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1126483" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/3x0a3597/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/04191142/3X0A3597-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1754" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS R5","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1728628703","copyright":"","focal_length":"31","iso":"4000","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Opioid Crisis: Casey" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Casey Wortman kisses her husband inside their home on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/04191142/3X0A3597-scaled.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/04191142/3X0A3597-scaled.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/mississippi-culture/" rel="category tag">Culture</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/12/31/a-year-in-photos-2/" rel="bookmark">A Year in Photos</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-Eric-Shelton-crop-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-Eric-Shelton-crop-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/eshelton/">Eric J. Shelton</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/12/31/a-year-in-photos-2/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-12-31T06:00:00-06:00">December 31, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-31T10:26:40-06:00">December 31, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1128493" class="post-1128493 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mississippi-culture category-education category-events entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/12/05/belhaven-singing-christmas-tree-is-steeped-in-tradition-yet-continues-to-branch-out/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04185754/SingingChristmasTreecourtesyBU-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04185754/SingingChristmasTreecourtesyBU-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04185754/SingingChristmasTreecourtesyBU-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04185754/SingingChristmasTreecourtesyBU-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04185754/SingingChristmasTreecourtesyBU-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04185754/SingingChristmasTreecourtesyBU-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1128490" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/singingchristmastreecourtesybu/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04185754/SingingChristmasTreecourtesyBU.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1703" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="SingingChristmasTreecourtesyBU" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Belhaven University’s Singing Christmas Tree is a treasured community tradition that continues to evolve. The addition of dancing angels — dance majors in lighted wings — in recent years has been a big hit. </p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04185754/SingingChristmasTreecourtesyBU.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04185754/SingingChristmasTreecourtesyBU.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/mississippi-culture/" rel="category tag">Culture</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/education/" rel="category tag">Education</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/12/05/belhaven-singing-christmas-tree-is-steeped-in-tradition-yet-continues-to-branch-out/" rel="bookmark">Belhaven Singing Christmas Tree is steeped in tradition yet continues to branch out</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=80&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=160&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo avatar-default' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/sherry-lucas/">Sherry Lucas</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/12/05/belhaven-singing-christmas-tree-is-steeped-in-tradition-yet-continues-to-branch-out/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-12-05T14:00:00-06:00">December 5, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-27T09:37:37-06:00">December 27, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1126691" class="post-1126691 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mississippi-culture entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/10/23/illuminating-psychological-thriller-gaslight-opens-at-new-stage-theatre/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/04190926/HannahDrew-1-800x600.jpeg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/04190926/HannahDrew-1-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/04190926/HannahDrew-1-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/04190926/HannahDrew-1-600x450.jpeg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/04190926/HannahDrew-1-400x300.jpeg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/04190926/HannahDrew-1-200x150.jpeg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1126103" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/mjs-rivermusic13-2-jpg/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/04191454/mjs-rivermusic-1-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"16","credit":"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel","camera":"ILCE-1","caption":"Big Blue Sky members Sophia Landis, left, Jon Stravers, Folko Landvogt and Jason McCullick perform during a music cruise Friday, September 13, 2024 on the Mississippi River between Marquette, Iowa and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Many of the song written and performed by the local musicians who make up Big Blue Sky are inspired by the river.\r\r\r\rMark Hoffman\/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel","created_timestamp":"1726185600","copyright":"","focal_length":"16","iso":"8000","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"MJS rivermusic13 2.jpg","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="MJS rivermusic13 2.jpg" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Big Blue Sky members Sophia Landis, left, Jon Stravers, Folko Landvogt and Jason McCullick perform during a music cruise Friday, September 13, 2024 on the Mississippi River between Marquette, Iowa and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Many of the song written and performed by the local musicians who make up Big Blue Sky are inspired by the river.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/04191454/mjs-rivermusic-1-scaled.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/04191454/mjs-rivermusic-1-scaled.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/mississippi-culture/" rel="category tag">Culture</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/10/08/rollin-on-the-river-how-the-mississippi-flows-through-song-and-still-inspires-today/" rel="bookmark">Rollin’ on the river: How the Mississippi flows through song and still inspires today</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=80&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=160&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo avatar-default' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/madeline-heim-milwaukee-journal-sentinel/">Madeline Heim; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/10/08/rollin-on-the-river-how-the-mississippi-flows-through-song-and-still-inspires-today/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-08T12:39:15-05:00">October 8, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-27T09:40:48-06:00">December 27, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1125432" class="post-1125432 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mississippi-culture entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/09/23/the-barn-wright-thompson-excerpt/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/04205112/The-Barn-800x600.avif" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/04205112/The-Barn-800x600.avif 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/04205112/The-Barn-1200x900.avif 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/04205112/The-Barn-600x450.avif 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/04205112/The-Barn-400x300.avif 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/04205112/The-Barn-200x150.avif 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1123540" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/img_6499-1/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/05005653/IMG_6499-1-e1725036334929.jpeg" data-orig-size="960,657" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Ladner Blue Monday" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Sen. Philman Ladner sings with the band members Jake Carter (guitar), Russell Thomas (saxophone) and Michael Bernard (bass guitar).</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/05005653/IMG_6499-1-e1725036334929.jpeg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/05005653/IMG_6499-1-e1725036334929.jpeg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/mississippi-culture/" rel="category tag">Culture</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/09/02/lawmakers-hal-and-mals-blue-monday/" rel="bookmark">Even if they can’t always agree at Capitol, lawmakers bond over the blues in downtown Jackson</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/04225905/Rankin-200x200.jpg" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/04225905/Rankin-200x200.jpg 200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/04225905/Rankin-400x400.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/04225905/Rankin-300x300.jpg 300w" data-attachment-id="1124709" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/?attachment_id=1124709" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/04225905/Rankin.jpg" data-orig-size="560,631" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1645525339","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Rankin" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/04225905/Rankin.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/04225905/Rankin.jpg" /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/julian-rankin/">Julian Rankin</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2024/09/02/lawmakers-hal-and-mals-blue-monday/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-02T06:00:00-05:00">September 2, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-18T18:50:36-06:00">February 18, 2025</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1107368" class="post-1107368 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-analysis category-mississippi-culture tag-featured entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/12/26/survey-of-surveys-mississippi/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/07091036/c7893-laptop-hand-1-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/07091036/c7893-laptop-hand-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/07091036/c7893-laptop-hand-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/07091036/c7893-laptop-hand-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/07091036/c7893-laptop-hand-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/07091036/c7893-laptop-hand-1-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw 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href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/analysis/" rel="category tag">Analysis</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/mississippi-culture/" rel="category tag">Culture</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/12/26/survey-of-surveys-mississippi/" rel="bookmark">A survey of surveys in Mississippi</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-GeoffPender-crop-336x336-1-240x240-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-cropped-GeoffPender-crop-336x336-1-240x240-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/gpender/">Geoff Pender</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/12/26/survey-of-surveys-mississippi/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-12-26T15:00:00-06:00">December 26, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-12-26T09:39:15-06:00">December 26, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1107107" class="post-1107107 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mississippi-culture tag-featured entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/11/16/arts-humanities-leaders-visit-mississippi/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/06083216/sipp-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/06083216/sipp-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/06083216/sipp-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/06083216/sipp-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/06083216/sipp-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/06083216/sipp-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1107095" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/sipp/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/06083216/sipp-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1334" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"","camera":"ILCE-7M4","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1698942221","copyright":"","focal_length":"40","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0025","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="sipp" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Sipp Culture’s Brandi Turner (from left), NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, Sipp Culture’s Carlton Turner and NEH Chair Shelly Lowe visit the farm and facilities of the Turners’ Utica arts organization.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/06083216/sipp-scaled.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/06083216/sipp-scaled.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/mississippi-culture/" rel="category tag">Culture</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/11/16/arts-humanities-leaders-visit-mississippi/" rel="bookmark">Arts and humanities leaders visit Mississippi, come away with stories, ideas, affirmations</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-IMG_3220-336x448-1-80x80.jpeg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-IMG_3220-336x448-1-160x160.jpeg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/sherrylucas/">Sherry Lucas</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/11/16/arts-humanities-leaders-visit-mississippi/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-11-16T12:33:15-06:00">November 16, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-27T09:37:43-06:00">December 27, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1102739" class="post-1102739 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mississippi-culture tag-hide entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/08/29/walter-isaacson-dr-eddie-glaude-local-news/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/06092921/Screen-Shot-2023-08-29-at-10.27.28-AM-800x600.png" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/06092921/Screen-Shot-2023-08-29-at-10.27.28-AM-800x600.png 800w, 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data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Walter Isaacson and Dr. Eddie Glaude" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/06092921/Screen-Shot-2023-08-29-at-10.27.28-AM.png" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/06092921/Screen-Shot-2023-08-29-at-10.27.28-AM.png" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/mississippi-culture/" rel="category tag">Culture</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/08/29/walter-isaacson-dr-eddie-glaude-local-news/" rel="bookmark">Walter Isaacson and Dr. Eddie Glaude on the value of local news</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/06205308/mstodaylogo-200x200.jpg" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/06205308/mstodaylogo-200x200.jpg 200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/06205308/mstodaylogo-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/06205308/mstodaylogo-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/06205308/mstodaylogo-600x600.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/06205308/mstodaylogo-400x400.jpg 400w" data-attachment-id="799429" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/10/06/editors-note-its-time-for-us-to-be-more-direct-about-race-in-mississippi/mstodaylogo/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/06205308/mstodaylogo.jpg" data-orig-size="1668,1251" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="logo featured image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/06205308/mstodaylogo.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/06205308/mstodaylogo.jpg" /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/mstoday/">Mississippi Today</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/08/29/walter-isaacson-dr-eddie-glaude-local-news/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-08-29T10:21:36-05:00">August 29, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-08-29T12:26:10-05:00">August 29, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1086472" class="post-1086472 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mississippi-culture tag-photography entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/12/23/mississippi-museum-natural-science-peter-kelly/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/06135647/Diver1-800x600.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/06135647/Diver1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/06135647/Diver1-600x450.jpg 600w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/06135647/Diver1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/06135647/Diver1-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1086471" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/diver1/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/06135647/Diver1.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,818" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.5","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D7000","caption":"Peter Kelly, saying hello from the depths of an aquarium at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.","created_timestamp":"1668958805","copyright":"","focal_length":"20","iso":"3200","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"Diver1","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Diver1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Peter Kelly, saying hello from the depths of an aquarium at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/06135647/Diver1.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/06135647/Diver1.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/mississippi-culture/" rel="category tag">Culture</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/12/23/mississippi-museum-natural-science-peter-kelly/" rel="bookmark">Photo essay: How one diver hand feeds fish at Jackson’s natural science museum</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-vickie-king-crop-336x336-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-vickie-king-crop-336x336-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/vking/">Vickie King</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/12/23/mississippi-museum-natural-science-peter-kelly/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-12-23T06:00:00-06:00">December 23, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-27T09:40:50-06:00">December 27, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1082594" class="post-1082594 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mississippi-culture tag-black-business tag-featured tag-photography entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/10/01/soule-coffee-bubbletea-photo-essay/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="579" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/06143558/Soule-Coffee-Bubbletea4-800x579.jpg" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1082590" data-permalink="https://mississippitoday.org/soule-coffee-bubbletea4/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/06143558/Soule-Coffee-Bubbletea4.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,579" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-G990U","caption":"A sampling of the various drinks to wet your whistle offered at Soul\u00e9 Coffee + Bubbletea, (from left to right), blue lemonade, macchiato, dirty bean macha (finely ground green tea leaves) and a strawberry boba topped mango smoothie.","created_timestamp":"1663885058","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.0083333333333333","title":"Soul\u00e9 Coffee + Bubbletea4","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Soulé Coffee + Bubbletea4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>A sampling of the various drinks to wet your whistle offered at Soulé Coffee + Bubbletea, (from left to right), blue lemonade, macchiato, dirty bean macha (finely ground green tea leaves) and a strawberry boba topped mango smoothie.</p> " data-medium-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/06143558/Soule-Coffee-Bubbletea4.jpg" data-large-file="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/06143558/Soule-Coffee-Bubbletea4.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/mississippi-culture/" rel="category tag">Culture</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/10/01/soule-coffee-bubbletea-photo-essay/" rel="bookmark">Soulé Coffee: Where beverages tickle the palate and ease the soul</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-vickie-king-crop-336x336-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-vickie-king-crop-336x336-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://mississippitoday.org/author/vking/">Vickie King</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/10/01/soule-coffee-bubbletea-photo-essay/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-10-01T07:00:00-05:00">October 1, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-27T09:37:45-06:00">December 27, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1082653" class="post-1082653 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mississippi-culture category-jobs-and-workforce tag-featured tag-jobs-economy entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/09/29/as-the-states-largest-event-cruisin-the-coast-means-big-bucks-for-mississippi/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" 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